Thomas paces Sparks in win over floudering Lynx

Aug 13, 2007 - 3:55 AM
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- LaToya Thomas scored 23 points to lead
the Los Angeles Sparks to a 89-80 victory over the Minnesota
Lynx on Sunday in the battle of the two worst teams in the
league.

The win continued the Sparks' domination of the Lynx, who have
dropped 13 of their last 15 meetings in Los Angeles. Thomas did
her part to snap the Sparks' five-game skid, scoring 13 of her
points in the second half, helping Los Angeles hold off
Minnesota's second-half rally.

Trailing, 41-27, to begin the second half, the Lynx were able to
trim the deficit to 58-56 on Simone Augustus' jumper with 16
seconds left in the third quarter. However, Minnesota could get
no closer, giving Los Angeles a rare wire-to-wire victory in
what has been a down season.

Augustus led all scorers with 28 for the Lynx, who lost for the
third time in four contests.